WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the collapse of the western Roman empire affect Western Europe?
A
Western Europe’s traders grew wealthy.
B
Western Europe supported classical learning.
C
Western Europe fell into disorder as invaders swept in.
D
Western Europe’s people moved to cities.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For the fall of Rome, it was the Huns invading from the east that caused the domino effect, they invaded (pushed into) the Goths, who then invaded (pushed into) the Roman Empire. The fall of the Western Roman Empire is a great lesson in cause and effect. A cause leads to an effect.

Detailed explanation-2: -Perhaps the most immediate effect of Rome’s fall was the breakdown of commerce and trade. The miles of Roman roads were no longer maintained and the grand movement of goods that was coordinated and managed by the Romans fell apart.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the 4th and 5th centuries CE, the Roman Empire was flooded with Germanic warriors who split the Western Empire into a series of successor kingdoms. While this period is sometimes known as the Dark Ages, the pattern of cultural change was complex and region-specific.

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